Check back for details on the 13th annual Mountains in Bloom garden festival! July 7-10, 2011

Over 1,000 garden and nature lovers from all over the U.S. came together July 8-11, 2010, to celebrate the 12th annual Mountains in Bloom garden festival in the mountain resort community of Highlands, North Carolina. The multiple-day event featured a tour of five majestic mountain gardens in the Bowery Road area of Highlands, a flower show and photography competition, a home and garden market, a flower-themed lecture and demonstration by Beverly Reese Church, and an exclusive Benefactors Party. Proceeds support outreach and educational programs of The Bascom, a nonprofit visual arts center that recently completed a six-acre, multiple-building campus funded by a $13 million capital campaign.

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Azalea photo: Randall Lamp